Sat
Apr 11 2026
10:01 am
Consumer Price Index, a measure of inflation, was 3.3% higher in March than a year ago.
A record 21.2% spike in gasoline prices, which marks the largest monthly increase since record collection began in 1967...
Food st home costs... up 1.9% over the year.
But, but, but, eggs are cheaper.
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- What's going on with Chattanooga? (1 reply)
- Open AI escapes, hacks competitor (1 reply)
- Tennessee paying $637 million over 5 years for voucher software program (3 replies)
- Confusion at the Alcoa South Plant (3 replies)
- The Odyssey (1 reply)
- Tennessee: great for business, not so great place to live (1 reply)
- Marsha & China (4 replies)
- AI bubble burst? (2 replies)
- UT paying $2 million to fired professor? (2 replies)
- A bear in Alcoa (1 reply)
- Here are some good Presidents (1 reply)
- Alcoa Hwy construction to extend to 2030 (3 replies)
TN Progressive
- Alcoa property taxes will probably not go up (BlountViews)
- Smith & Wesson not a good fit for Blount County (BlountViews)
- Pellissippi Parkway extension delayed again (BlountViews)
- Blount County early voting record turnout (BlountViews)
- WATCH THIS SPACE. (Left Wing Cracker)
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- A friend sent this: From Captain McElwee's Tall Tales of Roane County (RoaneViews)
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- My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)
- July 4, 2024 - aka The Twilight Zone (Joe Powell)
TN Politics
- Lee signs onto Trump data center cost protection pledge as local communities push for regulation (TN Lookout)
- Suit alleges Homeland Security targeted people observing, protesting immigration agents (TN Lookout)
- ‘E pluribus unum’ is not a slogan. It’s a choice. (TN Lookout)
- Flood of poll watchers, observers, monitors to descend on midterm voters (TN Lookout)
- Tennessee’s biggest drag show is the 6th District Republican primary (TN Lookout)
- Stockard on the Stump: Congressional candidate says he’ll drop Chinese military stocks (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- What really matters: Offensive line improvement (Knox TN Today)
- Daily Connections: Your East Tennessee Guide | July 27 (Knox TN Today)
- Coming Wednesday: Step Inside Tennessee Basketball History (Knox TN Today)
- Det. ‘Lucky’ Luethge: Sex crimes & soul bruises (Knox TN Today)
- Meet Roman Monday’s Parent-A-Child (Knox TN Today)
- Thomas Jefferson in the Rose Garden + Prof. Sundby is published (Knox TN Today)
- Faith Along the Way: Welcoming never wears out (Knox TN Today)
- Mission Monday: Empowering community ministries. Today’s focus is Interfaith Health Clinic (Knox TN Today)
- Treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. (Knox TN Today)
- Food City continues commitment to fighting hunger in Knoxville (Knox TN Today)
- Sunday Conversation (Knox TN Today)
- Community Snapshot (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Fire at Overcoming Believers Church in Knoxville (WATE)
- Knox County mayor asks commission to ban use of Flock cameras (WATE)
- Coy Parton, brother of Dolly Parton, dies at 82 (WATE)
- Cause of fire 'undetermined' at Knox County restaurant (WATE)
- Greene County Association of Volunteer Fire Departments in need of volunteers amid shortages (WATE)
- Around 9% of registered voters have voted in Knox County (WATE)
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State News
- Video: Waking up from the American dream: Chattanooga woman rebuilds her life south of the border - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries kicks off 100 days till midterms with affordability agenda - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Remember When, Chattanooga? Leo Smith was driving force behind Medal of Honor museum - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Chattanooga church pushes Republican candidates, possibly violating tax law - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- Police search for a second suspect following Seattle food festival shooting that killed 3 - AP News (US News)
- Cracker Barrel CEO Julie Masino to step down - Fox Business (Business)
- Trump tells Thune to keep Senate in session to pass SAVE America Act - Politico (US News)
- Nvidia in Talks to Finance OpenAI, Report Says. What It Means for the Stock. - Barron's (Business)
- Dow futures rally 500 points as oil prices fall after U.S. and Iran pause attacks: Live updates - CNBC (Business)
- Shein slumps to loss ahead of planned Hong Kong listing - Financial Times (Business)
- Video appears to show a person kicking sea lion on San Diego beach; NOAA investigating - CBS News (US News)
- Ford wants more customers to customize vehicles to boost profits as it eyes 'Nike shoe drop' moments - CNBC (Business)
- Sam Altman says AI has entered ‘singularity’: Should we be worried? - Al Jazeera (Business)
- He Tried to Overturn an Election. Now He Hopes to Run Them. - The New York Times (US News)
- 5 Things to Know About Meta’s Giant Data Center in Louisiana - The New York Times (Business)
- In Washington, Netanyahu Faces a Delicate Balancing Act - The New York Times (US News)
- Poll: Even Trump voters aren’t very impressed by the GOP’s tax overhaul - Politico (US News)
- China Memory Champion CXMT Set to Debut After $9.8 Billion IPO - Bloomberg.com (Business)
- Search intensifies for North Carolina physical therapist who vanished during Caribbean getaway - Fox News (US News)
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Note on eggs.
They=re still high. Biden addressed bird flu and got prices back down to historicaaly hugh prices. They're rising again under Treump.